These days, most premium and/or business laptops (MacBooks, ThinkPads), etc have mic arrays that are far superior to those on earbuds anyway, being capable of eliminating background noise without negatively impacting audio quality.
The array isn't enough to mask your mitts smashing/sliding on the device while typing and talking.
For the love of everything, use something standalone. Ideally not a desk mic. Vibration works against those... just like what's built into any given laptop. It's a form-factor/usability thing.
Decent audio isn't a price problem, it's entirely about selection. What you suggest is my last choice. A backup.
Headsets and forgive me, wires I can replace, are hard to beat. I like to type, talk, and be heard. Sometimes all at once.
I wasn’t meaning to say to use laptop mics at the exclusion of a standalone mic, just that if you already have a nicer laptop then the parent comment’s recommendation to switch inputs for a “free” instant quality boost is particularly pertinent. It’s also applicable to situations where one is away from their desk.
The degree to which vibration of is a problem depends on your setup. If your laptop is mounted on a VESA arm bolted to your desk and you’re typing on an external keyboard for example, it’s not going to come through too easily, especially if you have the keyboard placed on a desk pad. This is true of a standalone mic on an arm too.
